The Commandant of Lubizec: A Novel of The Holocaust and Operation Reinhard by Patrick Hicks
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Holy moly what a book. I have read many books about the Holocaust but I think this is the first time I realized a difference between a death camp and a concentration camp.
The camp written about in the book, Lubizec, is a fictional death camp. As I started reading, I thought the book was non-fiction even though I hadn’t heard of Lubiczek before. However, it’s a work of fiction based up on the camps Belzec, Sobibor and Treblinka.
Written in a documentary style, the story is told from the viewpoint of one of only seven men to survive mass murders over over 700,000 people, Chaim Zischer.
This detailed, fictional account of a Nazi death camp is one that should be read. I worry that people will forget the atrocities that happened in these camps as the population grows older and the survivors finally pass away.
I would highly recommend this book. I couldn’t put it down.